Jason Lanham is entering his first season as the head coach of the Lady Bulldog soccer team, making him the seventh head coach in the program's 16-year history.

Before taking over the helm, Lanham served as an assistant coach for the Lady Bulldogs during the 2007 campaign. He also was an assistant on the Union men's soccer team for two seasons.

Prior to coming to Union, Lanham spent three seasons as the head women's coach at Grant County (Ky.) High, posting 10-7-1 record in 2005. In 2004, Grant County posted a 11-5-3 record as it won the regular-season district championship.

Lanham has assisted both the Kentucky and Ohio South Olympic Development Program as an evaluator in the early pool stages. Since its inception, he has toured with Kentucky Youth Soccer as an instructor for the Summer Camp Tour that the association implemented in 2007. Lanham is also involved with the Nike Kentucky Rush Soccer Club where he has been the head coach of the U18 girl's premier team the past two seasons.

Before his college years, Lanham graduated from Ryle High School in 1994. While at Ryle he was team captain while being All-District, All-Region and Team MVP. In the mid-1990s, he attended Northern Kentucky University and was a redshirt member of its nationally ranked program in 1994 under the late John Toebben. He completed his undergraduate degree at Union College.

Lanham currently resides in Barbourville.

Camila Mendes is beginning her first season as a member of the Lady Bulldog coaching staff.

Mendes is no stranger to Union College nor to the Lady Bulldogs as she played on the women's soccer team from 2001-04, helping the Lady Bulldogs to back-to-back NAIA National Tournament appearances in 2002 and 2003.

The Campinas, Brazil native ranks eighth in program history in goals scored (33), ninth in assists (23) and eighth in points (89). A four-time All-Conference selection, Mendes was named the Appalachian Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 2004. She was also recognized as a NAIA All-American honorable mention in 2002, 2003 and 2004. In addition, Mendes was named the Union College Female Athlete of the Year in 2004-05.

After leaving Union, Mendes continued her playing career as a member of the Blackburn Rovers in England in 2005, on Requios FC then in Japan during 2006 and on Real Dimension in Trinidad in 2007. Mendes helped Real Dimension capture the Trinidad national championship.

In 2008, Mendes coached Naparima U16 Boys team in Trinidad.

After completing a solid four-year career, Amanda Weber makes the transition from the field to the sideline as she will serve as a student assistant in 2008.

A two-time All-Conference selection, Weber was a member of the Lady Bulldogs from 2004-07. The Ontario, Canada native netted 19 career goals and ranks 10th in program history in assists with 22 and 13th in points with 62.